Meaning of is | Babel Free

Definitions

1. third-person singular present indicative of ser
2. third-person singular simple present indicative of be
   form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
3. plural of e
4. Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
   colloquial
5. present indicative of be; am, are, is.
   dialectal, form-of, indicative, present

Equivalents

Examples

“He is a doctor.”

“"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."”

“"It's not two weeks yet," I reminded her, hoping that might somehow cheer her. […] "Tomorrow is two weeks," Ruth said in a distant voice, staring into the flames.”

“There is three of them there.”

“Ber. There is five in the firſt ſhew, / Ken. You are deceiued, tis not so.”

“Let the whole world know we's on some off-key tip”

“"Them niggas shot my girl, yo! And I ain't gonna sleep until all of them niggas is dead!" RJ hissed.”

“"Y'all is some disorganized niggahs," Mama Byrd said.”

“Who the fuck do you think I is? / You ain't married to no average bitch, boy”

“Nigga, yeah, you's a bitch”

“Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nicki / All of the Barbies is pretty / All of the Barbies is bad”

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